Mop cloth having aperture means to engage a mop wringer



J. D. HARGET MOP CLOTH HAVING APERTURE MEANS TO ENGAGE A MOP WRINGER Filed March 1, 1946 2 Sheets-$het 1 I J. D. HARGET MOP CLOTH HAVING APERTURE MEANS Oct. 3, 1950 T0 ENGAGE A MOP WRINGER 2 Sheets-Ghee;- 2

Filed March 1, 1946 gwuwwfom (/14/11550 #149657- Patented Oct. 3,, 1950 UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE M01 GEO'DH HAVING APERTIURE MEANS. TU ENGAGE A MOP WRINGER.

iii i James D. Harget, Alexandria-Ya.

A plicationMamh 1, 1945;.SerialNo..65] 09ll This invention relates to a mop and wringer therefor, and-hasfor oneof its objects'the production of a simple andeflicient means forfacilitating the wringing of a mop without the operator touching the mop withthe hands.

A further object of this invention is the productionof a simple and efficient mop which is so constructedas-to facilitate theengagement'thereof with the wringer. bracket.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will appear through the followingspecification and-claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the mop and wringer bracket, the mop being in a wringing position;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the mop and handle therefor certain parts being shown in section;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the mop and handle therefor;

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the wringer bracket;

Figure 5 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view taken on line 55 of Figure 2, a portion of the mop being shown in end elevation;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective View illustrating the manner in which the eyelet is placed over the wringer finger of the wringer bracket.

By referring to the drawings, it will be seen that H] designates the mop handle to which is secured a shank l I having a pair of diverging spring arms l2. The shank H passes transversely through the lower end of the handle H), as at l3, and is provided with a pair of substantially parallel portions M which extend longitudinally of the handle ID. A metal sleeve l5 fits around the lower end of the handle it and encases the portions M to hold the shank H in the same plane as the handle ill. The arms 52 are provided with inturned ends I6 which fit into the sockets H formed in the ends of the mop-supporting rod l8. Lateral notches l9 communicate with the sockets ll for receiving the arms [2 near the inturned ends I 5 thereof.

A fabric mop 25 is folded over the rod I 8, the

rod 18 beingshorter than the width of the mop 2 a plurality-oflayers of material. This folded material is thenfolded'over the rod I8" and stitched as at 2|, to provide a rod-receiving pocket to receive the removable red I 81 The lower end of the mop is cut to provide-a large eyelet 22, which extends transverselyof the lower' end of the mop, the-edgeofthe eyelet 22 being bound with a suitable bindingor tape 23 which is stitched in-place by stitching- 24:. The layers of the body of the-mop. 20 will appear as illustrated in Figure 5. The: eyelet: 22 may be formed.andlreinforcedin any suitableor desired manner without departingfrom the spirit of the invention. Furthermore, the mop 25 may be folded or formed in any suitable manner to provide a suitable bulk of material without departing from the spirit of the invention.

It should be noted that the aperture or eyelet 22 is located in the free end of the fabric mop or mop cloth 20, the axis of the aperture extending at right angles to the plane of the mop cloth. This aperture or eyelet 22 extends across approximately one-third of the transverse area of the free end of the mop cloth 2!] and the reinforcing and shape-retaining binding or tape 23 is stitched to the edges of the aperture or eyelet 22 in a manner to hold the edges of the eyelet or aperture 22 in a permanently spread open position see Figures 2 and 6. This structure will facilitate the receiving and inserting of the anchor 34, described in the following, as the free end of the mop cloth 20 is swung against the wringer bracket or anchoring element 25.

A wringer bracket 25 is used as an anchor for the body of the mop 28 and comprises an upright portion 26 which is adjustably supported upon the angle base portion 21, and is adapted to fit exteriorly of a bucket. The base portion 21 is provided with a foot-engaging portion 28 which extends at right angles to the upright portion 26 and away from the bucket 33. Bolts 29 and 35 adjustably secure the portions 26 and 21 together by selectively passing through suitable apertures 3| shown in Figure 4. The base portion 2'! may be extended to the dotted line position shown in Figure 4 to permit the bracket 25 to fit a larger bucket when desired. The upright portion of the bracket 25 is provided with a loop-hooked end 32 at its upper end which is adapted to hook over the upper end of a bucket 33 in a manner shown in dotted lines in Figure 4. The loop-hooked end 32 is provided with an inset twisted and upwardly inclined mop-receiving finger or anchor 34 which is adapted to fit within the upper end of a bucket 33 as shown.

The mop is hooked at its lower end to the bracket 25 when it is desired to wring the mop, and this is accomplished by dropping the eyelet 22 of the mop 20 over the finger 34 and then twisting the mop 20 in the manner shown in Figure 1. In this manner the mop may be wrung without touching the mop with the hands, and because the eyelet 22 is quite large, the mop 20 may be easily hooked over the finger 34. By twisting the mop handle 19, the mop 20 may be spirally twisted to thoroughly wring out the mop in the manner shown in Figure 1.

From the foregoing description it, will be noted that I have provided an efficient mop construction, as well as a Wringer bracket the combination of which provides an efficient means for facilitating the wringing of a mop without direct- 1y grasping the 1110p with the hands. Furthermore, the structure of the mop itself will avoid scratching the floor While mopping, since all rigid parts are shielded by the body 20 of the mop.

Having described the invention, what claimed is:

A mop of the class described comprising a normally flat substantially oblong mop cloth, a mop handle engaging means at one end of said mop cloth, the mop cloth having an opposite free end, the free end of the mop cloth having an enlarged open aperture the axis of which extends at right angles to the plane of the mop cloth, said enlarged open aperture extending across approximately one-third of the transverse area of the free end of the mop cloth in a manner to facilitate the receiving and inserting of an anchoring element through the aperture as the free end of the mop cloth is swung in contact with the anchoring element, said enlarged open aperture being centrally located laterally of the mop cloth, and a reinforcing shape-retaining binding secured to the edges of the aperture to hold the edges of the aperture in a permanently spread open position.

JAMES D. HARGET.

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